6h30 tubes dampers to replace Audio Research ones


Hell all
i have bought a ref110 which doesn’t have the black rings on the 6h30 tubes. So they are naked...
where to buy them ?
i know some people speak about Herbie’s ones, but i don’t want to make my sound clearer , as even if my ref cd7 is on the analog side, the sound coming from my maggies mg1.7i is everything except too warm.

i still have the black rings in my cd7, maybe move them to the ref110 and put somethig else in the cd player ?
or just find something for the ref110 but what and were ?
thank you guys

antmou

Showing 1 response by mofimadness

I have a small drawer full of tube dampers and have pretty much tried them all.

My favorite is the EAT Cool Damper.  Unfortunately, they are big enough, (and kinda expensive) that the use in some gear is limited.  The ones I use the most are the Herbie Tube dampers.  GREAT tweek for the money.

I agree that "some" tube equipment sounds better without damping, but for the majority of gear that I have owned, (which is a LOT), I like what the dampers do.

If the OP would like, I think I have a few of the ARC dampers that I have never used.  Pretty sure they are clear, not black.  I would be more that happy to send him a few for free.

IMHO, they are one of my least favorite tube dampers.